Chapter Summaries

Wool Warrior explored a remote cave in Bridge Valley and discovered Headless, a terrifying Third Rank monster that killed him without taking any damage. After learning how dangerous Headless was, he decided to use his last stamina point to explore the other path from the Demon Buddha.

• Wool Warrior used Moonshadow Candy to travel safely through Bridge Valley, activated a Demon Buddha, and chose the route leading deeper into the valley.
• Wool Warrior found an ancient cave sealed with old talismans and entered it with Time Traveler and other adventurers watching.
• Wool Warrior descended into a misty pool littered with the remains of warriors, where Headless ambushed him.
• Headless phased through Wool Warrior's attacks and overwhelmed him with miasma and mental assaults, killing him without being harmed.
• Wool Warrior checked the bestiary and learned that Headless was a Third Rank monster, while the adventurers marveled at its powers.
• Wool Warrior accepted a suggestion to explore the other path from the Demon Buddha with his remaining stamina.

Wool Warrior discovered the White Serpent God in the canyon, barely escaped its first attack before being killed, and revealed another terrifying monster hidden in Ashina. Meanwhile, San Zhu finally defeated Gyoubu Oniwa, whose last thoughts were for Genichiro and Ashina.

• Wool Warrior followed the ancient road through the canyon and found a shed snake skin hundreds of meters long.
• The White Serpent God emerged, chased Wool Warrior, and killed him after he failed to damage its armored body.
• More than four hundred adventurers witnessed the White Serpent God's destructive power and discussed the possibility of obtaining its Soul Essence.
• San Zhu challenged Gyoubu Oniwa for the tenth time, parried his attacks, and used the Grappling Hook to pull himself toward him.
• San Zhu pierced Gyoubu Oniwa's neck, and the dying general apologized to Genichiro.

Nan Xi Li Ya reflected on the adventurers’ progress in Ashina Country before watching the Hammer Pig Chicken Dog Squad attempt the Third Level of Doomsday Frenzy. With the help of three Tyrants, the squad survived the evacuation run and helicopter extraction, clearing the level for the first time.

• Nan Xi Li Ya considered the adventurers’ achievements and wondered about the secrets surrounding Headless, the White Serpent God, and Ashina Genichiro.
• Black Stone Hammer King, Pig King, Lone Wolf, and Irritable Little Chicken activated three T103 Tyrants and defeated G3 and its accompanying monsters.
• The squad drove an M923 Military Truck through a massive Zombie horde as five energy Warehouses exploded and cleared a path.
• At the evacuation point, the adventurers fought to hold the Helicopter Landing Pad until a Black Hawk Helicopter arrived.
• The two remaining Tyrants blocked the final Zombie assault, allowing the squad to board the helicopter and clear the Third Level of Doomsday Frenzy.

Hammer Pig Chicken Dog Squad claimed the first clear of the Third Level, earning valuable loot and rewards as Miracle City’s adventurers celebrated their victory. As the city neared closing, White Crane Hermit began his final challenge against Ashina Genichiro and left the story poised for a difficult battle.

• Hammer Pig Chicken Dog Squad became the first to clear the Third Level, and Miracle City’s adventurers praised the four newcomers.
• The squad revealed its rewards: Black Stone Hammer King received a G3-Creature Soul Essence, Pig King obtained a T03 Tyrant Essence Soul, Lone Wolf unlocked a Desert Eagle Pistol, and Irritable Little Chicken unlocked an M1014 Shotgun.
• Black Stone Hammer King and the others discussed their hopes for powerful vehicles and resolved to improve their cultivation.
• With the dungeon nearing its closing time, White Crane Hermit began his final challenge against Ashina Genichiro after days of cautious attempts.
• White Crane Hermit hid the Divine Child in the Secret Passage, then killed two Messenger Troop members lying in ambush nearby.

White Crane Hermit defeated Ashina Genichiro in their duel, but Genichiro revived and overwhelmed him with Tomoe Lightning, preserving Wolf's destined defeat. White Crane Hermit received a Mystic Medicine Gourd as a reward, and Qi Ji appeared at Miracle City as the adventurers gathered around him, expecting an announcement.

• White Crane Hermit ambushed and killed the Messenger Troop members guarding the Secret Passage, leaving him alone with Ashina Genichiro.
• White Crane Hermit used his practiced counters to gradually gain the upper hand and pierce Ashina Genichiro with a thrust.
• Ashina Genichiro recovered from his wound, unleashed Tomoe Lightning, severed White Crane Hermit's arm, and took the Divine Child away.
• White Crane Hermit returned from the Secret Realm with a Mystic Medicine Gourd, a Treasure Equipment that restored stamina and could be used once per day.
• Qi Ji entered the hall, and the adventurers crowded around him, hoping to hear what he had come to announce.

Qi Ji announced new Doomsday Frenzy content and discussed future expansions for the Ten Kingdoms Chronicles. He then expanded Miracle City’s Contract Adventurer ranks, advanced Bright Moon Reflecting Snow and White Crane Hermit to Second Order, and explained the three schools of Soul Essence use.

• Qi Ji announced that Doomsday Frenzy’s Arena Mode would open the next day, three Story Chapters would be released at once, and production had begun on Checkpoint Mode’s Fourth Level.
• Qi Ji told Other Shore Flower that Inner Government content might appear as an expansion to the Ashina Chapter, and considered combining materials from multiple works to create a more expansive dark Three Kingdoms Chapter.
• Qi Ji raised the number of Contract Adventurers to one hundred and contracted the Second Rank Essence Soul Leech Queen: Marcus for Bright Moon Reflecting Snow, making her Miracle City’s first personally cultivated Second Order adventurer.
• White Crane Hermit completed his cultivation early and contracted Red Ogre as his Second Order Life Soul, while planning to add several support Soul Essences.
• Qi Ji explained the Transformation Stream, Summoning Stream, and Body Stream, along with how Contract Adventurers could use Soul Essence power within Miracle Territory.

Flower Fairy Ilis, Dwarf Jin Ba, and Kobold Lu Ke visited Miracle City seeking help against Thunder City, and Nan Xi Li Ya’s endorsement and the city’s strength persuaded their tribes to join Qi Ji. The chapter ended as City Opening began, with Qi Ji recognizing that Nan Xi Li Ya’s hidden fortune, World Tree’s Grace, could grant him additional Sea of Inspiration awakenings.

• Nan Xi Li Ya used an illusion to appear as a high Elf and assured the three tribal leaders that Miracle City was worthy of their trust.
• Nan Xi Li Ya guided the leaders through Miracle City and showed them its powerful troops and rapid growth.
• Qi Ji promised to rescue the tribes’ enslaved clansmen if the tribes joined Miracle City, and Ilis, Jin Ba, and Lu Ke agreed immediately.
• Qi Ji converted the three tribes into subjects and awakened eighteen Exclusive Adventurers among them.
• Qi Ji reassured Nan Xi Li Ya that she did not have to reveal her sensitive identity before she was ready, and she swore loyalty to him.
• Qi Ji recognized Nan Xi Li Ya’s Epic fortune, World Tree’s Grace, and City Opening began as the tide of Hundun surged forth.

Nan Xi Li Ya tried Miracle City's new Arena Mode with her friends and fought a close Team Mode match aboard the Transport Ship. The Hammer Pig Chicken Dog Squad won by two points, and White Crane Hermit praised the mode's balance and lasting appeal.

• Nan Xi Li Ya joined Cat MeowMeow, Bright Moon Reflecting Snow, White Little Deer, and Lihua Yuluo to try Arena Mode's Team Mode on the Transport Ship map.
• Nan Xi Li Ya scored a triple kill, while both teams traded eliminations and adjusted their tactics throughout the match.
• Black Stone Hammer King led the Hammer Pig Chicken Dog Squad to a late comeback, defeating the Cat Deer Rain Snow Team 50–48 and earning an M16 Rifle.
• Cat MeowMeow challenged the winning squad to another match, and the adventurers began a second fierce battle.
• White Crane Hermit told San Zhu and the others that Arena Mode stood out for balancing fairness, fun, strategy, and a fast pace.

Qi Ji saw Arena Mode become a hit, while adventurers tested its matches and newcomers explored Miracle City. San Zhu reached the Tenshukaku in Ashina Castle after confirming the Divine Child was there, and the chapter ended as he prepared to attempt a rescue.

• Qi Ji observed adventurers enjoying Team Deathmatch, Demolition Mode, and Biohazard Mode, and judged Arena Mode a success with more updates planned.
• Other Shore Flower and White Crane Hermit led rival squads through a Demolition Mode match, which the Old Folks Fun Squad won.
• Nan Xi Li Ya welcomed Ilis, Jin Ba, and Lu Ke, who explored Miracle City and learned that chocolate poisoned kobolds.
• San Zhu fought through Ashina Castle and reached the Tenshukaku after sensing Hirata Kuro, the Divine Child, at its summit.
• Other Shore Flower explained the Dragon Heritage Power, and the Time Traveler revealed that it drained the country's life force and was a curse or conspiracy.
• San Zhu began trying to rescue the Divine Child while adventurers watched anxiously.

San Zhu tried to abduct Kuro from Tenshukaku but was killed by Sase Jinzuke, so the adventurers regrouped and cleared the route through the castle. San Zhu then defeated Sase Jinzuke and gained the upper hand against Ashina Genichiro, who revealed a forbidden power and prepared to use Tomoe Lightning.

• San Zhu climbed to Tenshukaku and overheard Ashina Genichiro press Kuro to form a contract, while Emma warned that Lord Isshin was near death.
• Genichiro sensed San Zhu, sent Kuro and Emma away, and left Sase Jinzuke and twenty samurai to stop him; Sase Jinzuke killed San Zhu with a swift iaijutsu strike.
• The adventurers planned to infiltrate Tenshukaku and clear its enemies before challenging Genichiro, and San Zhu died several times before defeating Sase Jinzuke in the Ashina Main Dojo.
• San Zhu fought Genichiro and gained the upper hand, piercing his neck with Kusabimaru, but Genichiro healed and transformed as he announced that he would use Tomoe Lightning.

Adventurers learned that the Divine Skill of Thunder Reversal could counter Ashina Genichiro’s lightning after Lonely Swordsman found the Tengu’s quest and received an Ancient Painting. Other Shore Flower used the skill to reflect Genichiro’s Golden Lightning, leaving the adventurers ready to challenge his second form again.

• San Zhu failed to defeat Darkened Ashina Genichiro, whose Immortal Body and lightning sword overwhelmed him and the other adventurers.
• Lonely Swordsman found the Tengu after defeating Gyoubu Oniwa, accepted the Rat-Catching Game, and killed a Lone Shadow in the Sunken Valley.
• The Tengu gave Lonely Swordsman an Ancient Painting that revealed how to use Thunder Reversal against lightning.
• Other Shore Flower and other top players learned Thunder Reversal from the painting and returned to challenge Ashina Genichiro.
• Other Shore Flower reflected Genichiro’s Golden Lightning back at him, demonstrating that the technique could counter his second form.

Other Shore Flower defeated Ashina Genichiro, who fled after his immortal body began to fail, and learned from Emma that Isshin Ashina had secretly aided Wolf. Kuro refused to leave Ashina and asked Wolf to help sever the Dragon Heritage, sending them to seek records about the Immortal Village and guidance from Isshin.

• Ashina Genichiro withdrew from the fight and escaped the Tenshukaku after Other Shore Flower used Thunder Reversal against him.
• Emma revealed that she served Isshin Ashina, who had arranged for Wolf to help Kuro escape and opposed Genichiro's use of the Dragon Heritage.
• Other Shore Flower met Kuro, who explained that the Dragon Heritage caused Dragonrot and asked her to help achieve Immortal Severance.
• Kuro said records pointed to Dragon Tears in the Immortal Village and that Fountainhead Incense could lead there.
• Other Shore Flower visited Isshin Ashina, who welcomed her and offered a drink as a reward for defeating Genichiro.

Other Shore Flower learned from Isshin Ashina that the Mortal Blade was at Senpou Temple and heard about Tomoe, while Isshin entrusted the adventurers with Genichiro’s final dignity and taught Other Shore Flower Ashina Style Sword Arts. Back in Miracle City, Qi Ji upgraded the Secret Realm Lobby as adventurers began planning to challenge Thunder City, and the next day the newly opened Third Order Hall sent them toward their next adventures.

• Isshin Ashina told Other Shore Flower that the Mortal Blade could sever immortality and had been seen at Senpou Temple, then described Tomoe as Genichiro’s formidable mentor.
• Isshin warned the adventurers against becoming Shura, asked them to preserve Genichiro’s dignity if they obtained the Mortal Blade, and gave Other Shore Flower the Ashina Style Sword Arts.
• After Miracle City closed, Qi Ji reviewed the city’s resources and began upgrading the Secret Realm Lobby to Third Order.
• Adventurers gathered information from Yi Li Si, Jin Ba, and Lu Ke about Thunder City and discussed preparing to challenge the powerful Thunder Lizardman ruler.
• Miracle City reopened with its upgraded Third Order Hall, and adventurers celebrated while preparing to explore Senpou Temple and tackle new challenges.

White Crane Hermit advanced through Ashina, earned valuable rewards, and shared his strategies with other Adventurers. San Zhu reached Senpou Temple and defeated the Armored Warrior, who fell into an abyss while calling out for Robert.

• White Crane Hermit cleared Ashina Seven Spears and Sase Jinzuke, drove back Ashina Genichiro, and earned an Ashina Style Master Soul Essence and Thunder Reversal Secret Swordsmanship.
• White Crane Hermit learned that San Zhu had found a route to Mount Kongo through Ashina Underground, where he encountered a child’s voice warning him about Senpou Temple’s monks.
• San Zhu reached Senpou Temple and met the Armored Warrior, a knight from the Milante Kingdom who guarded the bridge to save his sick son, Robert.
• San Zhu used the Shinobi Axe to damage the wooden corridor, parried the Armored Warrior’s attacks, and kicked him through the broken bridge into the abyss.

San Zhu discovered the horrors of Senpou Temple, where Infested monks attacked him and he failed the challenge. After Other Shore Flower found Senpou High Monk’s notes, Time Traveler revealed the conflict over how Jou and Tomoe could sever the Dragon Heritage, leaving the mystery of Dragon Homecoming unresolved.

• Adventurers found a cave filled with children’s corpses and suspected Senpou Temple had conducted deadly experiments on them.
• San Zhu entered the decaying temple, learned Ashina Genichiro’s forces had recently attacked it, and fought through its patrolling monks.
• San Zhu was overwhelmed by Infested monk corpses and poisonous insects, died, and exited the Secret Realm.
• Other Shore Flower found Senpou High Monk’s notes, and Time Traveler studied them with the other adventurers.
• Time Traveler explained that Jou and Tomoe had favored a method requiring one of them to sacrifice themselves, while Senpou High Monk opposed it and proposed Dragon Homecoming as a permanent solution.

Time Traveler explained how Senpou High Monk’s cruel experiments created an Immortal Severance Divine Child, and the adventurers went to confront him for the Mortal Blade. Other Shore Flower faced Senpou High Monk in Thousand Buddha Valley, where his first defeat triggered a more powerful, insect-dominated second form.

• Time Traveler explained that Senpou High Monk abandoned Dragon Homecoming, became the first Infested, and conducted brutal experiments that ultimately produced an Immortal Severance Divine Child.
• Other Shore Flower set out for Senpou Temple’s Back Mountain Forbidden Area after the adventurers concluded Genichiro had likely come for the Mortal Blade.
• Other Shore Flower entered Thousand Buddha Valley, found Senpou High Monk, and asked him for the Mortal Blade on behalf of the Dragon Heritage Divine Child.
• Senpou High Monk attacked Other Shore Flower with Buddhist beads, his staff, and six insect arms, defeating her first attempt.
• Other Shore Flower returned, learned to parry his insect-arm barrage, and stabbed Senpou High Monk after staggering him.
• Senpou High Monk rose in an insect-covered second form, declaring that insects would be his Buddha and revealing his increased strength.

Other Shore Flower defeated Senpou High Monk’s Insect Buddha Form, obtained the Mortal Blade from the Immortal Severance Divine Child, and used it to grant Senpou High Monk his final death. With the Senpou Temple storyline complete, the adventurers learned that Genichiro had obtained Tomoe’s Mortal Blade and that the Dragon Homecoming method was recorded in the library.

• Other Shore Flower discovered that Bell Ringing seeds dispelled the Insect Buddha’s illusionary swarms, then defeated Senpou High Monk and briefly restored his sanity.
• Senpou High Monk directed Other Shore Flower to the Buddha Hall, where she met the Immortal Severance Divine Child and drew the Mortal Blade by surviving its lethal curse through Dragon Heritage power.
• The Immortal Severance Divine Child offered to help with severing immortality, while Other Shore Flower learned that Genichiro had obtained Tomoe’s Mortal Blade.
• Senpou High Monk told Other Shore Flower that the Dragon Homecoming method was in the library and asked her to use the Mortal Blade to end his life.
• Other Shore Flower killed Senpou High Monk with the Mortal Blade, completing the Senpou Temple storyline as Qi Ji noted that the Ashina Chapter’s exploration had passed halfway.

Other Shore Flower helped Undying Hanbei use the Mortal Blade to end his immortal life, earning Miracle City's first Third Rank Rare Treasure, Mortal Blade: Homeward Tears. As she planned to use it to challenge Sky Cloud City's Hero Graveyard, adventurers uncovered the origins of Ashina's immortality and clues linking the Ten Nations Chronicle chapters.

• Other Shore Flower visited Undying Hanbei at the Dilapidated Temple and gave him the Mortal Blade so he could finally die.
• Other Shore Flower defeated Hanbei in a duel, and the Mortal Blade ended his immortality and life.
• Other Shore Flower received Mortal Blade: Homeward Tears, a powerful Third Rank Rare Treasure with skills that counter Dragon, undead, and Demon targets.
• Other Shore Flower decided to challenge Sky Cloud City's Hero Graveyard and prove Miracle City's worth with the weapon.
• Adventurers watching Raging Tide encountered the Cursed Tyrant, while researchers explained that the Source God had brought Undying Power to Ashina from Fountainhead Palace.
• Adventurers interpreted Dragon Homecoming as a method to return the Source God to its homeland and speculated that the Ten Nations Chronicle chapters would eventually connect.

Other Shore Flower returned to Sky Cloud City to challenge its notoriously difficult Ancient King's Tomb, wielding Mortal Blade from Miracle City. She left the chapter poised to defeat the Skeleton Ancient King after cutting down its guards and breaking its greatsword.

• Other Shore Flower entered the Third Order Ancient King's Tomb in her Berserker General form, using Mortal Blade instead of her usual weapon.
• Other Shore Flower killed the Wind Skeleton General in seconds and defeated all six tomb generals, exploiting Mortal Blade's power to destroy souls and prevent undead from reviving.
• Other Shore Flower cleared more than a hundred Skeleton Soldiers, stacking Mortal Blade's Homeward Tears Ritual until its power surged.
• Other Shore Flower entered the Main Tomb Chamber and swiftly slaughtered the forty-eight Ancient King Guards with Mortal Blade.
• Other Shore Flower parried the Skeleton Ancient King's attacks, shattered its Golden Greatsword, and pierced its body with a powerful slash.

Other Shore Flower defeated the Skeleton Ancient King in Sky Cloud City and won its Soul Essence, while Qi Ji expanded Miracle City and made Nan Xi Li Ya its first Territory Hero. Her Hero binding granted Qi Ji another Sea of Inspiration awakening, which produced four new Inspiration Crystals.

• Other Shore Flower cleared the Ancient King's Tomb, killed the Skeleton Ancient King with the Mortal Blade, and obtained its Soul Essence.
• Ran Tianyun offered Other Shore Flower a free Soul Swap, but she declined and discussed cooperation between Sky Cloud City and Miracle City.
• Qi Ji annexed the Flower Fairy, Dwarf, and Kobold settlements, opened their Treasure Chests, and built a Hall of Heroes.
• Qi Ji invited Nan Xi Li Ya to become Miracle City's first Territory Hero, and she accepted despite her connection to Holy Tree City and the ancient Elf King.
• Qi Ji spent 10,000 Mental Strength to bind Nan Xi Li Ya as a Hero, gaining another awakening attempt through the World Tree's Blessing.
• Qi Ji awakened four Inspiration Crystals: Titanfall, Call of Duty, StarCraft, and Star Wars.